SERE - Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape Instructor

SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE AND ESCAPE (SERE) INSTRUCTOR

A survival instructor is an instructor highly trained in Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) tactics. As a survival instructor, your main duty is training aircrew members and selected Department of Defense personnel in SERE techniques. This training is conducted in remote wilderness locations in all possible weather conditions. Survival Instructors are self-motivated go-getters responsible for teaching skills that save lives.

Survival instructors undergo intense training in the following areas: instructional methods and skills, wilderness living, shelter construction, fire building, map and compass navigation, backpacking, food and water procurement, wilderness medicine and basic first aid, signaling and rescue techniques, escape and evasion, and prisoner of war (POW) resistance techniques. You train in all major climactic conditions; arctic, desert, tropical, ocean, and temperate. You will be in a very physically, mentally, and technically demanding career field facing new challenges daily.

Benefits include:
- Education assistance
- Specialized Survival Instructor training
- 30-days of vacation with pay each year, starting with your first year
- Comprehensive medical and dental care for you, your spouse and children
- Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401K)
- Low-cost life insurance
- Tax-free housing and food allowances
- Opportunity for regular promotions based on skills, abilities, time in service and time in grade
- Excellent retirement program after 20 years of continuous service

All Air Force careers fields are based on qualifications and job availability.

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